Thursday, January 07, 2016

MA-13 - Splitting Mad: More Nuclear Numbers

The goal? to take up where the soundtrack to The Atomic Cafe left off, documenting our society's uneasy relationship with the concept or nuclearity (hey Mom! I just made up a new word!)

Through the manipulation of clip art I keep hoping to be offered a job as a graphics designer of the inept or cheesy sort.

A NOTE ON TRACK 2, "Shh-Boom!":

The song was
first recorded on Atlantic Records' subsidiary label Cat Records by The
Chords on March 15, 1954 and would be their only hit song. "Sh-Boom"
reached #2 on the Billboard R&B charts and peaked at #9 on the pop
charts.It is sometimes
considered to be the first doo-wop or rock 'n' roll record to reach the
top ten on the pop charts (as opposed to the R&B charts). This
version was ranked #215 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 Greatest
Songs of All Time and is the group's only song on the list.

Supposedly
the song originated like this: A group of friends was sitting in a car
in their neighborhood, listening to the radio. An announcer broke in to
announce the successful explosion of the world's first H-bomb. The
fellows got to wondering what such a blast would sound like, finally
settling on "sh-boom." Then one of them took this phrase of doom and
decided to make a song about it.

1 Fireball BoogieCamille Howard 1948

2Sh-BoomThe Chords 1953

3 Watch World War Three (on Pay TV)Crown City Four1960

4 The Sun Is BurningSimon & Garfunkel1964

5 I Come And Stand At Every DoorThe Byrds 1966

6 Atomic Bombs AwayBlues Creation 1971

7 Nuclear BluesBlood Sweat & Tears 1980

8 Your Attention PleaseScars1981

9 After the RainComsat Angels 1982

10 99 Red BalloonsNena 1983

11 Party at Ground ZeroFishbone 1985

12 Protect And SurviveThe Dubliners 1987

13 Everyday Is Like SundayMorrissey1988

14 I Like ChineseMonty Python 1989

15 April 2031Warrant 1992

16 Nuclear Supremacy Dayglo Abortions1995

17 Jesus Hits Like an Atomic BombChanticleer 2004

18 Bring Back the BombGWAR2004

19 Brighter Than A Thousand SunsIron Maiden 2006

20 The Iranian BombTal Gilad 2011

The final track, originally from 2011, seems as likely to come true now as then.

About Me

I was born at a very early age, in a hospital to be near my mother. After appearing in productions of both GODSPELL and JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR in the 1970s, I found a wonderful wife and wrote many love songs to her, but not as many love songs as I write to God my Savior and Redeemer. We have three kids (one of each) -- wait for it -- blonde, brunette, and redhead.